HEBETATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HEBETATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEBETATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEBETATE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEBETATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEBETATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HEBETATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEBETATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEBETATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To make dull or blunt, whether a blade or the mind.
Hebetate is a rare, learned verb that writers use for dulling sharp edges or sharp wits. Botanists also use it as an adjective for a leaf tip that ends bluntly.
How HEBETATE is used
Used in formal or scientific writing, and only occasionally in general prose.
- Long hours of repetitive work can hebetate even a keen mind.
- Years of use began to hebetate the edge of the chisel.
- Too much noise will hebetate the senses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEBETATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEBETATE
2 longer words begin with HEBETATE.
Shorter words from the letters in HEBETATE
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Common questions about HEBETATE
- Is HEBETATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEBETATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEBETATE worth?
- HEBETATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEBETATE mean?
- To make dull or blunt, whether a blade or the mind.
- What letters can be added to HEBETATE?
- HEBETATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HEBETATE:
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